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From inside the book
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... step. I steel myself for possible responses to my announcement. In my imagined scenarios, a single furrowed brow conveys disappointment, annoyance, and the retracting of previous accolades. Maybe I should wait until tomorrow to announce ...
... steps toward the window when the bird rises, fluttering to regain equilibrium before resuming its journey. Gramma Pearl—my Anishinaabe nokomis on my Firekeeper side—considered a bird flying into a window a bad sign. She would rush ...
... step onto the ice. “Hey, Bubble!” Levi shouts my least favorite nickname across the rink. On Friday afternoons, the Sault Ste. Marie Superiors skate with the kids. The Supes are an elite Junior A league team, a steppingstone for guys ...
... steps toward me, but I stand firm. Auntie glowers. Something shifts in her, energy imploding to simultaneously magnify and focus her anger. The hair on my arms and neck stands on end. “This shit is ugly and messed up and I don't want ...
... steps to stand next to me. “Over there, a few miles away, is Lake Superior.” I point to the west before following the river. “It feeds the St. Marys River, which is the international border with Canada. The city on the other side is ...